Japanese scientist Kenso Soai and France’s Henri B. Kagan win Nobel Prize in chemistry
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- Le Monde Englishseen 7 Oct, 18:08description edited
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They were honored 'for the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis.'The two chemists were honored 'for the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis,' the jury said, which 'provided a solution to a chemical mystery that is over a century old,' according to the chair.
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Chemistry Nobel awarded for work that helps make safer drugsNobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to two scientists who solved century-old mystery - DW Top Storiesseen 13 Oct, 04:42headline rewritten
Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso SoaiNobel Prize in chemistry goes to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai
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Wed, 7 October 2026
50 reports- Japan Times09:21first to report
Japanese scientist Kenso Soai and Henri B. Kagan won "for the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis."
- El País (Spain)09:39
Los galardonados explicaron un fenómeno molecular esencial en la producción de fármacos y que explica la crisis de la talidomida
- Die Zeit (Germany)09:39
Henri Kagan und Kenso Soai lösten die Frage, warum es Moleküle gibt, die spiegelbildlich vorkommen. Dafür erhalten sie den Chemienobelpreis. Die Verkündung im Video
- Polsat News (Poland)09:49
Ogłoszono tegorocznych laureatów Nagrody Nobla z chemii. W tej dziedzinie wyróżnienie otrzymali Francuz Henri B. Kagan i Japończyk Kenso Soai. Zwycięzcy dostaną 12 mln koron szwedzkich (ponad 1 mln euro) do podziału, złoty medal z wizerunkiem Alfreda Nobla oraz kaligrafowany dyplom.
- DW Top Stories09:51edited after publishing
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso SoaiHenri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for their groundbreaking discoveries related to the origin of chirality and life's building blocks.
- Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy)09:51
Il premio Nobel per la Chimica 2026 è stato assegnato al francese Henri B. Kagan e al giapponese Kenso Soai “per la scoperta degli effetti non lineari e dell’autocatalisi nella sintesi organica asimmetrica”. L’annuncio, come già avvenuto per Medicina e Fisiologia, è stato dato dall’Accademia di Svezia alle 11.45. “Alcune molecole, come gli amminoacidi, esistono […] L'articolo Nobel per la Chimica 2026 a Henri B. Kagan e Kenso Soai: “Le loro scoperte decisive per i chi progetta reazioni per la...
- Der Spiegel (Germany)09:53
Henri Kagan und Kenso Soai erhalten den Chemie-Nobelpreis für ihre Arbeiten zur Autokatalyse. Sie trugen zur Entwicklung neuer Medikamente, Geschmacks- und Farbstoffe bei.
- Der Spiegel (Germany)09:53
Henri Kagan und Kenso Soai erhalten den Chemie-Nobelpreis für ihre Arbeiten zur Autokatalyse. Sie trugen zur Entwicklung neuer Medikamente, Geschmacks- und Farbstoffe bei.
- tportal (Croatia)09:54
Francuz Henri B. Kagan i Japanac Kenso Soai dobitnici su Nobelove nagrade za kemiju za 2026. godinu. Njihova su otkrića pokazala kako u kemijskoj reakciji može prevladati jedan od dvaju zrcalnih oblika molekule, što je pojava važna za proizvodnju lijekova jer bi mogla pomoći objasniti zašto se u proteinima živih bića koristi samo jedan od tih oblika aminokiselina. Nagrada za kemiju, koja se tradicionalno dodjeljuje kao treća tijekom Nobelova tjedna, uslijedila je nakon nagrada za medicinu i...
- El Mundo (Spain)09:54
Su hallazgo ha permitidoq ue los químicos que desarrollan reacciones destinadas a la fabricación de productos farmacéuticos, aromas, fragancias y nuevos materiales. Leer
- ČT24 (Czechia)09:55
Švédská akademie věd oznámila, že nositeli Nobelovy ceny za chemii za letošní rok se stali Henri Kagan a Koenso Soai, kteří se věnují výzkumu nelineárních jevů a autokatalýzy v asymetrické organické syntéze.
- Le Monde (France)09:55
Le duo a été récompensé pour leurs recherches en catalyse asymétrique. « Leurs découvertes ont joué un rôle déterminant pour les chimistes qui conçoivent des réactions destinées à la fabrication de produits pharmaceutiques », a salué le comité Nobel.
- South China Morning Post09:55
Scientists Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for solving a long-standing riddle of asymmetric “mirror image” molecules, a discovery hugely important for pharmaceutical manufacturing, the award-giving body said on Wednesday. Soai, 76, is Japanese, and Kagan, 95, is French, and their work built on a discovery by the 19th century French chemist Louis Pasteur. “This is the most exciting day in my life, I am very glad to share this prize with professor Henri Kagan,”...
- Times of India09:56
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded annually as part of the Nobel Prizes established under the will of Swedish inventor and industrialist Alfred Nobel. Nobel, who made his fortune through inventions including dynamite, specified that prizes should be awarded to those who had made the “greatest benefit to humankind” in five fields: Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature and Peace.
- Le Figaro (France)09:56
Le prix Nobel de chimie a été attribué à Henri Kagan et Kenso Soai pour leurs recherches sur la synthèse organique asymétrique.
- Die Zeit (Germany)09:58
Der Japaner Kenso Soai und der Franzose Henri Kagan erhalten die höchste wissenschaftliche Auszeichnung. Sie fanden eine Erklärung für die Asymmetrie in der Chemie.
- Libération (France)09:58
Le chimiste et son collègue japonais Kenso Soai sont distingués pour leurs recherches sur des molécules qui existent en deux versions symétriques. Pourtant, on ne retrouve qu’une seule de ces déclinaisons dans le monde vivant : les deux chercheurs ont permis de comprendre pourquoi.
- Le Monde English10:00edited after publishing
The two chemists were honored 'for the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis,' the jury said, which 'provided a solution to a chemical mystery that is over a century old,' according to the chair.
- France Info (France)10:01
Ils sont récompensés "pour la découverte des effets non linéaires et de l'autocatalyse dans la synthèse organique asymétrique".
- Index.hr (Croatia)10:05
KAGAN i Soai dobili su Nobelovu nagradu za kemiju za otkrića o zrcalnim molekulama ključna za proizvodnju lijekova i razumijevanje nastanka života.
- Google News - Top Stories10:05
Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai win Nobel Prize in chemistry NPR Nobel Prize in Chemistry Is Awarded to Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai The New York Times Nobel prize in chemistry awarded for work on mirror-image molecules The Guardian Sleep, appetite, gene-editing experts contend for Nobel chemistry prize Phys.org Nobel Prize in chemistry set to be awarded in Stockholm ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- NPR News10:05
Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for their discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis.
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- Novinky (Czechia)10:06
Letošní Nobelovu cenu za chemii obdrželi francouzský chemik Henri B. Kagan a japonský chemik Kensó Soai, jejichž dílo pomáhá k optimalizaci výroby léčiv, hnojiv nebo i parfémů. Ve středu to oznámila Královská švédská akademie věd. Ceremoniál ve Stockholmu navazuje na předchozí dva dny, kdy se svět dozvěděl jména letošních laureátů cen za fyziologii a lékařství a za fyziku.
- iRozhlas (Czechia)10:14
Letošními laureáty Nobelovy ceny za chemii jsou Francouz Henri Kagan a Japonec Kenso Soai za objev nelineárních efektů a autokatalýzy v asymetrické organické syntéze, oznámila ve středu švédská akademie věd. Jejich převratné dílo pomáhá k optimalizaci výroby léčiv, hnojiv, ale i parfémů.
- N1 Info (Croatia)10:17
Francuz Henri Kagan i Japanac Kenso Soai dobitnici su Nobelove nagrade za kemiju za 2026. godinu „za otkriće nelinearnih učinaka i autokatalize u asim
- Telegram.hr (Croatia)10:22
Ovogodišnja nagrada odnosi se na temelje kemije
- indiablooms.com10:24
Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai have won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discoveries explaining how homochirality can emerge spontaneously in chemical reactions. | One of India's leading Digital News Agency offering Breaking News round the clock. Why not read our informative news portal today.
- Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)10:36
Die Forscher Henri Kagan und Kenso Soai haben einen Weg gefunden, wie man Moleküle in der gewünschten Struktur herstellen kann.
- Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)10:36
Die Forscher Henri Kagan, 95, und Kenso Soai, 76, haben einen Weg gefunden, wie man Moleküle in der gewünschten Gestalt herstellen kann. Davon profitieren auch Patienten.
- RMF24 (Poland)10:42
Nobel za rozwiązanie asymetrycznej zagadki chemii
- ABC News (Australia)10:44
They won for their discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis, solving a chemical mystery more than a century old.
- euronews.com10:44
Two researchers have won this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work that could change how medicines are made.
- newindianexpress.com11:03
STOCKHOLM: Henri B Kagan and Kenso Soai won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for their efforts to resolve mysterious mirror images in chemical molecules.M
- Wirtualna Polska (Poland)11:30
Tegoroczną Nagrodę Nobla w dziedzinie chemii otrzymali Kenso Soai z Japonii oraz Francuz Henri B. Kagan. Naukowcy zostali wyróżnieni za przełomowe odkrycia, które umożliwiły wytwarzanie wyłącznie jednej z dwóch lustrzanych form danej cząsteczki. Ich badania pomogły w tworzeniu bezpieczniejszych leków.
- Tagesschau (Germany)11:52
Der Nobelpreis für Chemie geht an den 1930 geborenen Franzosen Henri B. Kagan und den Japaner Kenso Soai. Sie werden für Entdeckungen ausgezeichnet, die etwa bei der Herstellung von Arzneimitteln entscheidend seien.
- ANSA (Italy)11:58
Premiati per la scoperta dell'effetto non lineare dell'autocatalisi nella sintesi organica: 'Hanno fornito una soluzione a un mistero chimico vecchio di oltre un secolo'
- ANSA (Italy)11:58
Premiati per la scoperta dell'effetto non lineare dell'autocatalisi nella sintesi organica: 'Hanno fornito una soluzione a un mistero chimico vecchio di oltre un secolo'
- ANSA (Italy)11:58
- Google News - Top Stories12:28
Nobel chemistry prize goes to pair who solved mystery of 'mirror image' molecules Reuters Nobel Prize in Chemistry Is Awarded to Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai The New York Times Nobel prize in chemistry awarded for work on mirror-image molecules The Guardian Sleep, appetite, gene-editing experts contend for Nobel chemistry prize Phys.org Nobel Prize in Chemistry Goes To Researchers Who Discovered How To Make "Left- And Right-Handed" Molecules At Will IFLScience
- Al Jazeera English13:00edited after publishing
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Henri Kagan, Kenso Soai win chemistry Nobel for ‘mirror image’ breakthroughScientists honoured for solving mystery of asymmetric molecules that has helped in manufacture of pharmaceuticals.
- Anadolu Agency (AA)13:26
Scientist honored for discoveries explaining how chemical reactions can favor one molecular mirror image
- Google News - Top Stories13:36
Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to Kagan and Soai for untangling mirror images in molecules AP News Nobel Prize in Chemistry Is Awarded to Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai The New York Times Nobel prize in chemistry awarded for work on mirror-image molecules The Guardian Sleep, appetite, gene-editing experts contend for Nobel chemistry prize Phys.org Two Share Nobel Prize for Untangling Chemical Asymmetry Bloomberg.com
- Times of India13:41
Henri B Kagan of France and Kenso Soai from Japan were honored with the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2026. They unveiled the fascinating reason why living organisms favor left-handed amino acids over right-handed ones. Their groundbreaking research focused on generating pharmaceuticals that utilize only the beneficial mirror form of amino acids.
- thepeninsulaqatar.com14:00
Stockholm: France s Henri Kagan and Japan s Kenso Soai on Wednesday won the Nobel chemistry prize for solving the mystery of why only one version of s...
- Tagesschau (Germany)14:49
Die Forscher Henri Kagan und Kenso Soai haben ein grundlegendes Konzept der organischen Chemie entdeckt. Ihre Ergebnisse sind auch für die Entwicklung von Medikamenten wichtig. Von Veronika Simon.
- indianewengland.com15:23
New Delhi — French chemist Henri B. Kagan and Japanese chemist Kenso Soai have won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discoveries that helped explain how nature can favor …
- Anadolu Agency (AA)15:35
French and Japanese researchers share 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discoveries that transformed asymmetric synthesis and offered clues to one of life’s oldest chemical mysteries
- Le Monde (France)15:56
Le chercheur a été récompensé, mercredi, avec le Japonais Kenso Soai. Ils ont été mis à l’honneur pour leurs travaux sur la catalyse asymétrique.
- irishtimes.com17:21edited after publishing
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Chemistry Nobel awarded for work that helps make safer drugsFrench and Japanese scientist win 2026 prize for discoveries that have been important in manufacturing of pharmaceuticals
- Le Monde English20:24
The researcher received the award on Wednesday, alongside Japanese chemist Kenso Soai. They were honored for their groundbreaking work on asymmetric catalysis.
Thu, 8 October 2026
1 report- Japan Times05:25
"I may sound arrogant, but I had thought I would not get complaints if I won," the Japanese scientist said of his achievement.